SpaceX's Reputation and the US Government
SpaceX is the brain child of Elon Musk, better known as the chairman and CEO of Tesla, the electric automaker. SpaceX has lofty goals, similar in ambitions to Tesla, to become a leader in the space industry. Elon Musk has already experienced multiple failures, but was optimistic about the last launch, which placed a Tesla roadster into orbit in outer space. SpaceX also had 18 perfect launches last year with its Falcon 9 rocket. But the Falcon Heavy rocket poses some new concerns, as most space craft launches do. SpaceX has to walk a fine political line here. It needs to prove to NASA and the government that its products can withstand testing and safely take Astronauts to the International Space Station. The Falcon Heavy rocket can only launch from pad 39A, and if it gets damaged, the project will be even farther behind than it already...